Sparda's Revenge:Story 2

by Messedup105

Sparda, the great Demon warrior was now feared by all. His kingdom excpented and every Azarathian feared his glance. Sparda was glorious, until his lust for victory became his downfall.

5. Chapter 5

Sparda's Revenge: Story 2

Sparda awoke finding himself covered in layers of snow and frost. His heartbeat seemed to beat in an alarming rate and felt himself shake violently. This wasn't because of the cold but because of his nightmare he had when he was down. He saw then pain and suffering of the ghost's of the dead floating through his mind. He saw and somehow felt the terrible fear and death of those innocent. Men, women, and children were seen within Sparda's dreams, haunting him in horrible pain. Sparda laid still in the ground until he felt his energy flowing back to his veins. He pushed the white powder off his back as he took in a great breath of cold air. His blanch red eyes seemed to regain their powerful glow when Sparda stumbled to stand. Sparda's head caused an unheard of pain that even made him wrench and drag his body. As he finally placed his feet firmly and stood strait, his headache hit him like an arrow. He fell to the ground and started to cough hysterically. He felt his throat rip apart with each forceful cough. With one final cough, Sparda vomited a fearful amount of blood. He felt like his organs where liquefying and were exiting out his mouth. For a while, Sparda was tortured by his sickness that he felt burning him. The cold seemed to not bother him but the shock of what had happened to him. His eyes finally opened wide as he looked around and gathered information of what had happened before he collapsed. He remembered everything, his empire, his people, Argoton's relentless taunt, the curses upon him.

Sparda: "Damn that woman. I've never felt such pain."

He stood up, holding his stomach, and walked towards the giant temple in front of him. He still could see all his men's burned bones under the layer of white snow. He fell to his knees the moment he entered the uninhibited monumental temple. He now felt another force coming to him from the pit of his stomach. Not a sickness but a emotion, he felt rage flowing through his body. Argoton, the one who destroyed and spat on everything Sparda formed. The betrayal of Argoton as Sparda fought his own kingdom consciously unaware. Sparda felt the anger become overwhelming to hold inside him. He formed his hands into fists and with on great blow, hit the marble ground with them. The force of the hit left cracked crates that where four times bigger then his fists. He screamed into the air as his Demonic body coated itself in glowing red fumes.

Sparda: "Argoton!"

Sparda screamed the name of the God that now burned Sparda with regret and revenge. Out of his blind fury, he single handedly destroyed the pillars and walls inside the God's temple. He exited out just as it collapsed behind him into nothing but rubble. He now stood breathing hard, his energy full to bursting. He ran out into the storm and through the thick snow. The air was thin and high but this wasn't a factor to Sparda. He ran in fast speeds through the snow as if he was a horse running through the plains. He alone made his way down the steep mountains and rough ridges with no hardship. His athletic Demon body caused great help as he jumped from ledge to ledge with no stops. It took Sparda a few days to scale down the mountains that took before weeks to climb along side his men. When he had finally reached the plateau bottom of The Mountains of Nosgoth, he found no trace of the giant fleets of boats from Urath. He knew that they have deserted him after the news of the terrible act. Only one small raft had been left behind from the numerous fleets but it was badly hewed. However, rectifying the small raft was no big chore to Sparda. He rebuild the raft in minutes, fabricating it to become sturdier. He swiftly entered the freezing river and pushed the raft into the fast currents. Before the raft was taken over by the swift currents, Sparda jumped on board. The river guided the Demon into the open sea towards Urath. Sparda hoped he would reach Urath but it seemed very unlikely after each hour. Sparda stared into the oceans ripples and saw his reflection.

Sparda: "I could just drown myself and be done with it."

He could feel he's eyes lowering as the sea gently swayed his raft around. As he fell asleep, the nightmares began once more. The where more stronger then the last and tortured him with pain even in his sleep. It seemed the nightmares where going to go on forever if it wasn't for a scream that woke him up. He opened his eyes slightly to find himself facing an enormous boat. It was one of the Urath boats that had left Sparda behind. The waves were now violent as rain fell from the night sky. Sparda held his head as he looked up to the dock's rails of the boat. There leaning back on the rails was a Urath soldier with a frightened look on his face.

Soldier: "It's… It's you…"

Sparda: (Getting up) "What are you.."

Soldier: "No! Stay Away!"

The soldier backed away from the rail as Sparda stumbled to his feet below. Sparda jumped from his raft to the high ledge of the rails. He nearly fell back as his head pounded from the pain of his nightmares. The soldier was frozen in place as he saw Sparda just a few feet away from him.

Soldier: "Stay away! Stay away from me."

Sparda looked around the boat and saw the rest of the boats collided with on another on a rocky shore. Sparda saw harpies flying in the skies and holding pieces on soldiers.

Sparda: "What has happened here soldier?"

His words went to deaf ears as the soldier backed away from him.

Soldier: "Stay Away!" I know what you have done! You're a monster!"

The soldier ran towards a cage that was used to catch large Boun Fish. He closed the cage door and clicked the lock on the cage.

Soldier: "I'd rather die then be saved by you!"

Sparda shook his head and tried to reason with him but he refused. As the boat rocked, it caused the cage to fall over the docks into the savage waters. The soldier had only time to gargle underneath the water as it sunk to the depts.

Sparda: "Your wish is granted."

Sparda made his way on the boat as wind and rain hit his face. Many of the boats had crashed onto the jagged rocks and sunk but some had strange bite marks on its wood. What was stranger, there was no one on any of the ships. Plus, harpies flew overhead across the gray skies.

Sparda: "This is Argoton's doings."

He jumped from ship to ship when he was nearly shot arrow. He stood and looked around to see who had attempted to shoot at him. He spotted a few gray figures standing in a rather numb feeling. As Sparda walked over to the figures, he noticed that their eyes glowed red and their skin seemed to be wasting away. Their flesh was decomposing causing their bones to show through a few parts of their body. They hissed and howled at Sparda causing their heads to shake violently fast.

Sparda: (Shocked) "These are undead soldiers. What are they doing here?"

The undead soldiers ran at Sparda but where easily cut down to pieces by Sparda's Blades of Chaos. Yet as he cut them apart, they seemed to still move towards Sparda. Sparda quickly ran towards the edge of the deck and jumped to the other boat that collided on the rocks. There he saw three men hunched over some crates as a dozen undead archers shot at them. Sparda stood still as the arrows missed him only inches. One of the men that was hiding looked at Sparda with wide eyes.

Sailor: "It's…It's you! The visions, they were real! The gods came to me, told me that their champion will come and rescue us from the Hydra."

Sparda: "Hydra?"

Sailor 2: "It's a sea serpent with many heads."

The sailor pointed into the distance where an enormous head on a long neck was swaying about. There also seemed to be a number of smaller replicas surrounding the superior one.

Sailor: "But your too late, we're pinned down! These creatures, they came from nowhere! They destroyed our ships and killed our men. All hope is lost Sparda, even for you…"

The sailor's warnings where cut short as an arrow pierced itself into his skull. The other two men watched as their comrade fell to the ground and blood seeped from his head. Sparda grabbed his blades and furiously ran towards the archers. He dismantled their bodies with his blades and ripped them in half with his own hands. Sparda looked back to find that more men had emerged from shelters that they took over. Sparda averted his attention to where the serpent was but found that it had retreated into the wild waves. Sparda looked around to see if it had withdrawn it somewhere else. With a sudden crash, a Hydra's head emerged from the dock of the boat. The Hydra looked at Sparda as he swayed his neck back and forth. It's snake like tongue flickered as he hissed. The men quickly panicked and ran towards Sparda. The Hydra opened its mouth horribly wide and crashed down on the men. It arose once more with its mouth full of screaming sailors and soldiers. With its sharp teeth, it shredded the men apart and swallowed their pieces. Harpies from the skies dove down to retrieve small bits of the men that had fallen from the Hydra's mouth. Sparda transformed into his Demonic self and with drew his blades. With a sudden burst of speed, the Hydra drove towards Sparda with its mouth opened. Sparda quickly gripped the serpent's mouth and held it so it may not fall on Sparda. Sparda could feel his feet being pushed across the wooden deck slowly. His arms slowly began to give way to the Hydra's massive mouth. With one hand, he pulled out one blade and slashed at the Hydra's mouth. The blade cut through the lower jaw as the serpent screeched in agony. Sparda felt the Hydra's strength weaken and saw his opportunity. He grabbed a hold on the Hydra's lower jaw and ripped it out of it's mouth. The Hydra fell into the sea's waves as it turned red from the serpent's blood. As Sparda breathed heavily, he failed to notice that another head of the Hydra rose from sea. It rammed Sparda in his head casing him to crash through the boat's docks. He found himself in the storage level of the boat.

Sparda: "Damn!"

He quickly jumped to his feet and once more, retrieved The Blades of Chaos from his back. He knew the Hydra would follow him as well but he saw no sign of it. Sparda now noticed something latent inside the storage level. A door stood sealed shut so strongly that not even Sparda could move it. Sparda leaned against the door to hear if there was someone inside. Faint voices where heard that sounded a bit frightened.

Sparda: "Is there anyone inside!"

Sparda heard footsteps running towards the door and a woman's voice.

Woman: "Please help us! Their here! They'll kill us!"

Sparda: "Tell me, who may you be."

Woman: "Help Us Please! No! Their Here"

Sparda could here crashing and hissing from within the other side. Sparda felt a sinking feeling inside him as he backed away from the door. He raised his blades to hew down the door when one of the Hydra's heads crashed from the side of the boat. Sparda was knocked back a large distance as the serpent slid it's scaly body inside. It launched its mouth at Sparda in hope of grabbing him. Sparda nearly missed the Hydra's teeth as leaped to the side. Once again, the serpent launched at Sparda but was underestimating the mighty Demon. Sparda grabbed hold on the ceiling avoiding the mouth. He then let himself fall on top of the giant monster and drove The Blades of Chaos into its eye. The Hydra quickly withdrew its head out of the boat and into the sea. Water was now storming inside the boat in an alarming amount. Sparda felt the water push him down deeper in the boat. As he struggled to stand in the rough water, a tentacle grabbed Sparda around the waist and pulled him outside in the sea. Sparda found himself being pulled deep inside the freezing waters. He felt the air rush out of his mouth due to the great speed of the tentacle. Sparda then felt the sensation of air hitting his lungs once more. The tentacle released its hold on Sparda as he took great breaths of air. He found himself inside a damp cave that glowed in an eerie green. He surveyed his surroundings until he noticed a massive head emerging in a large pool of water. The was much like a squids head except it had three slit eyes and more tentacles squirming from it's head. Sparda could see the shoulders and chest of the monster as well. His body was build like a green humanoid except for its squid head.

Sparda: "Elder God."

Elder God: "Sparda. The one that was mislead by the God of War and my brother. The one who seeks revenge in the worst reinducteble way."

Sparda: "Why have you called upon me?"

Elder God: "My brother Argoton has violated the code of the Gods. He is now terrorizing the land of Azarath and must be stopped. You shall be granted the request to face Argoton only if you serve me in my need of help?"

Sparda: "What is it you wish off me?"

Elder God: "Argoton has unleashed few demons onto the land, one is this serpent Hydra. It had terrorized the seas and must be stopped. Your skills are admirable, but you will need assistance. You will need the power of the gods."

Sparda felt his body's energy overfill with a strange energy as he fell to his knees.

Elder God: "The Hydra is invincible, it will never die by your power. With this supernatural power, you'll take that demon into the underworld. Take this weapon Sparda. Take this power and use it to defeat your enemies."

In a great flash of light, Sparda was on the decks of a boat. He felt a pressure of energy within himself that seemed to make him eager to fight. He walked down the decks watching a harpy chewing on an arm of one of the sailors. It looked at Sparda and screeched as it turned its head to the side. Sparda grabbed and ripped off the creature's wings in on firm jerk. He disposed of it by throwing it in the sea where it struggled to swim. Ignoring the harpy, Sparda grabbed a hold of a slick rope and slide down on to the captain's ship. When he landed on the silver boat, he witnessed four shipmen fighting off two spawns of Hydras. As the Sparda watched the four men fight, he saw the grand Hydra that he saw before in the distances. It was three times more massive then the other two and seemed to be less savage. It's scales where a grayish blue color and it had fins on top of its dragon like head. He was surrounded by three more smaller spawns of itself as he watched still unaware of Sparda on the same boat. The Hydra watched the four men fight off the massive serpents with little ad vale.

Soldier 1: "Back, back!"

Ship Man 2: "Get them away from me!"

Ship Captain: (Throwing a spear) "Argh!"

Ship Man 1: "Why won't they die!"

Ship Man 2: "It's the giant one! He keeps healing the others! Gaahhh!"

One of the Hydras struck the man with great speed like a snake. It devoured him alive in one small swallow.

Ship Captain: "No… I…"

Ship Man 1: "God..."

The old ship captain began to back away from the Hydras and ran.

Ship Captain: "No! We'll never get out of here! Doomed, were doomed, were all dead!"

The Great Hydra lowered itself down in front of the captain. It sniffed the captain and twisted its head as the man got to his knees.

Ship Captain: "Elder God…Save me."

The Great Hydra backed its head away and seemed to hesitate. The old man slowly rose to his feet only to find himself in between the Hydra's teeth.

Ship Captain: "Ahh, ahhhhh! Help, help...!"

The Great Hydra thrown the captain in the air only to strike him fully inside its mouth. The last two men fought vaguely in hope they could save themselves. One of the men fell on his back as he watched his last mate being ripped apart by the two greedy Hydras. The solider held his sword but was shaking violently. The Hydra leaned back and struck with great speed at the man. The men closed his eyes as the serpent struck but nothing was felt. He slowly opened his eyes to find Sparda holding the Demon's mouth.

Sparda: "Run! Get far from here."

The man started with wide eyes at Sparda as he held the mouth with teeth bigger then him.

Sparda: "Go!"

The man struggled to sit up and run away at the same time. Finally on his feet, he ran away from the lustive Demons. Sparda, still holding on to the serpent's mouth, drove one of his blades up through its mouth to its brain. It fell to the floor and shook violently before completely stopping moving. Sparda then throw the two blades at the other Hydra's eyes. The blades pierced the eyes of the Hydra as it hissed and screeched surly matter. Sparda grabbed the chains connecting to the blades and pulled them with great force, causing the Hydra to fall next to him. As it laid, Sparda got on to of it and started to violently stab the serpent over and over again. After finishing with them he looked up at the Great Hydra that was looking at him with green reptile eyes. It then closed its eyes and stopped swaying its neck.

Sparda: "What is it up to now?"

Sparda quickly saw the corpses of the other two Hydra's starting to glow in a bright color. The two once dead Hydras now arose from the dead with their wounds healed.

Sparda: "What?"

The Great Hydra jeered at him and looked as if he had a smile across his reptile face. The two Hydra's once again attacked Sparda in a rather dumbfound way. Sparda killed one but the other always seemed to wake up after the other. He started to become irritated at the flawlessness of his skills against the monsters.

Sparda: "I had enough of this! You will die!"

Sparda drove his blade into the Hydra's head and avoiding the other. He backed away as he watched the same one return from the dead. Sparda breathed heavily as the two Hydra's taunted him with their movement. He knew he would soon be too tired to fight and would be killed by them.

Sparda: "Damn, there most be a way…"

He up at the sail mast and saw two pole logs dangling with only a robe holding them. Sparda smiled and looked at the two Hydras as they got ready to strike once more.

Sparda: "Come! Let see if you can catch your meal!"

Sparda threw The Blades of Chaos and disconnected the hold of the ropes. The two logs fell and pierced the two Hydra's necks. They screeched and squirmed around but couldn't free themselves from the objects holding them down.

Sparda: (Heading towards the mast) "That should hold you for a while. Now then, I'm coming for you reptile."

Sparda leaped onto the mast and drove his sharp demon claws into the wood. As he made his way towards the rope net, he noticed undead soldiers climbing down towards him.

Sparda: (Annoyed) "You pathetic worthless corpses. I have no time to waste on you." (Grabbing one of the undead) "Lets see if the dead splatter like the living."

He let go of the undead soldier as it fell screeching. For those others in Sparda's way he simply grabbed their foot and pulled them down. One undead leaped from the crow nest and fall on top of Sparda. It tried to bit though Sparda's Demon beetle skin but couldn't even puncture it. Grabbing the undead's body, he started to bash and ram it's head at the wooden mast.

Sparda: (While cracking the undead's head) "You…drudgery…worthless piece…of…shit!"

He continued to go up the mast while still ramming the head against the wooded mast. Sparda finally reached the crow's nest on top of the mast. It was a round wooden plank with about a 12-foot radius hanging over 200 feet from the boat.

Sparda: (Staring down) "Not one of my better strategies"

Sparda stood on the narrow platform as the Great Hydra drew its head up as well. It faced Sparda with its green slit eyes wide open. It drew in a big breath and roared in an ear splitting hiss. Sparda nearly black out as the sound split through his ears and brain. The Hydra flicked its tongue in and out as a sound could be heard coming from its throat.

Ship Captain: "Help, help me! Gods help me! Ple… Please! I'm begging you, help me out of here!"

The captain was still alive inside the serpent's throat and was calling out for assistance. Sparda felt pity for the man but the real attention was not to kill Hydra just to save him, it was to grant the wish of The Elder God and to send Argoton a message.

Sparda: "Argoton! Are you watching! Watch as I slay your mighty beast! This is how I shall slay you as well."

The Great Hydra screeched once more but it was more of a grunt. It seemed like he was calling for assistance from the Hydra spawns and harpies. Out of the rainy skies came a few harpies and from the sky came a few Hydra's. Sparda could handle the harpies but just hacking at the Hydras wouldn't stop the serpents. Seven Hydras and a few harpies surrounded Sparda on the narrow plank.

Sparda: "What shall I do now? What is the power that you gave Elder God! How do I use it?"

In the distance, Sparda saw a few tentacles waving from the sea. Sparda lowered his eyebrows as he watched the God in the distance. At that point he felt the same energy he had felt before when Elder God gave him his new power. He grind his teeth and felt his body floating in air. Sparda could breath as he felt the power surging through his body and then in a burst of energy, exploding out of him. Thunder burst out of Sparda's body, electrocuting the creatures around him. Then he felt as if he could control the sea with his own might. He crashed the waves against the creatures as well watching them die. Even in the distance, the many Hydras that where still alive where being killed as well. With one final burst of energy, a shock wave exploded out of Sparda's body incinerating those who stood. Sparda felt the pressure of the power leave him as he fell to his knees. He looked up to find the Great Hydra badly burned and it's spawns nothing but corpses. The Hydra swerved back and froth as it tried to recover from its shock. Sparda saw his chance to bring the great Demon down.

Sparda: (Pulling his blades) "It ends now!"

He leaped on top of the Great Hydra's head and drove it deep inside its eye. It screeched but Sparda wasn't finished. He then used his hands to rip open its eye and strike over with his blade. He felt the blood of the Hydra on him but he continued to rip apart its eye until he found the skull inside. Sparda thruster the blades into the Hydra's skull causing it to shatter apart. With one final blow; Sparda inserted the blades into the Great Hydra's brain, annihilating it as it splattered. The Hydra let out a death gargle as it fall on top of the mast, which pierced its head. Sparda still held onto the dead serpent since he still heard man's voice inside. He grabbed a hold of the Hydra's lip and climbed to where its teeth were. With a single punch, the sharp tooth shattered apart making an entrance. Sparda made his way inside the bloody mouth of the Hydra and noticed that its brains had leaked from where the mast was piercing him. Behind the mast, he found the ship captain hold on to the side of the throat. Sparda noticed he was bleeding badly and that his ears were bleeding as well due to the Hydra's screech.

Ship Captain: "Argh, Argh, thank you! Thank the gods you came back for me!"

Sparda: "Give me your hand."

The old bearded captain reach out for Sparda's hand but slipped from his hold. Sparda grabbed him by the necklace as he tried to pull him up. The necklace broke and the old ship captain slid down the throat of the dead Hydra. Sparda watched helplessly as the man was devoured by a dead demon. He looked back at the necklace that he held and saw it held a key. Sparda stood and pondered for a second as to what this key could be for.

Sparda: (Quietly) "Maybe, it's for that chamber I failed to open."

He quickly slid out of the dead serpents mouth and saw that the sky was beginning to clear from the storm clouds as dawn broke out. He slid down the mast, almost falling off due to the slippery amount of blood. He reached the bottom and headed for the ship that held the locked Azarathians. On his way, he saw the corpses of the Hydra spawns, undead soldiers, and harpies. When he at last found the ship, he was relived to see that it hadn't sunk all the way. He found the opening in the storage level and headed for the door. Immediately, he placed the golden key between the two locks and turned it slowly. The great lock on the sealed door unlocked and it seemed to just simple slide open. Sparda entered the dark room, consciously recapping every noise that entered his ears. As he wandered in the dark, he stumbled over something that rolled to his feet. Slowly he bend over and picked up the object. It was an oil lantern that seemed to be damaged but still looked like it could be operate. He turned the heat lever on and the oil with in the lantern burst in a powerful flame glow. The light from the lantern reveled a gruesome site on the floorboards of the room. A few soldiers and slave women's corpses lay slaughtered as what was left of them. Sparda kicked one of the heads of the soldiers as it rolled out the room.

Sparda: "Waste of my time."

As he turned back to exit the room, a glass bowl shattered against Sparda's forehead. Out of anger and annoyance, he grabbed the one if front of him who tried to harm him. He felt the person's neck and grabbed it in a firm grip. A feminine yelp was heard escaping the assailant's throat.

Woman: "Please don't hurt me. I thought those demons came back to finish the rest of us."

Sparda: (Letting go of the woman) "How many are left within here?"

A table that was flipped by its side moved behind Sparda. Behind it, four near nude women peered frighten and bloody. As Sparda turned to walk over to the woman, an Urath soldier pushed up bile of wood rubble. Ten more women and two very injured sailors where underneath the rubble the soldier pushed off. Sparda stood still as he watched the survivors emerge from every possible location. He slowly looked back on the floor of those he could save. As he stared in the pools of blood, the pain of his shame and those that died roared back into his mind.